Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-25
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Al Epitons Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting Public Interest

are reported in Coles valley, OOutneih
Oregon.
Eighteen young army officers have
been sentenced TO various terms o.
exile in Siberia on charges connected
with revolutionary plot against the
government at st. Petersburg.
Rev. Mr.. Tate, while beat riding on
a small lake, near Waisenburg, Col,
capsized the boat and was drowned IN
the presence of his wife, children and
several men standing on the bank,
who were powerless to render assist
ance.
Kneelands hotel at Shelton, w. T.,
was burned to the ground, and also a
saloon adjoining. The ho'el was rented
by man named August Mclean, ana
il is thought by the people III that VI
cipitv that he set it on fire from mo-
tives OF revenge. An unknown man
was consumed in the building.
A fatal collision occurred ut Bren-
ner station, on the Achison q Ne
braska railroad. A passenger tram
coming south crashed into the rear oil
freight, telescoping the caboose, which
was occupit d by Fix graders ON Their
wav to Arkansas. john Worth was
scalded to death. VIM Robinson was
seriously scalded and will probably
die. T. McEldowney, Chas. Pullman
and A. f. Wilcox were badly scalded.
August Spies, Adolph Fischer, AdVlph
Engel and A. Il. Parsons, the anar-
chists, were hanged at Chicago. a pc
tition with eleven miles Of signatures
was presented to Gov. Og.esby, praying
that the condemned men be reprieved.
The request was granted in the cases
of Michael Scwab and Samuel Felden.
Meantime Louis Lining had committed
suicide by blowing his head off with IA
Illuminating cap. The other four paid
the penalty OF their crime on the scat
fold with remarkable GOODNESS. Engel,
Parsons, Fischer and Scwab we've
printers.
The Canadian Pacific overland
| sleeper, leaving Vancouver, and pas
senger car were thrown off the track,
tumbling down an emhankment thirty
feet high at Il place between Grassette
and outer, about half way between
Port Arthur and Cartier. The cause
OF the accident was broken rail and
the fact that the train WAS trying to
make up lost time. The drawing room
car WAS full of sleeping passengers
and considering that the car was "A
com pete wreck, it seems providential
that beyond few cuts and bruises all
escaped uninjured.
A Montgomery, Ala, special tells q
horrible story OF the burning of two
colored men. They had assaulted :
young white woman, and were cap
turod by a posse of farmers. The youn}
woman identified them on sight. A
trial was had and the people decided
that the two men should be burned tc
death. A log pile was built on the
side OF a public road, and the negroes
were chained each between two heavy
logs and then the fourlogs were chanec
together, so that the widest contor
tons Of the wretches could not shake
them. A lire was kindled, which oor
blaztd up and enveloped them. Their
writings and Screams were not hearc
long, for the f mes soon put an end tC
Life.
The trouble with the Grow Indians
is ended. Gen. Ruger gave them one
hour and half in which to con -ider
his demand TO surrender. They re
fused, and a red-hot skirmish tnen re
suited, in which Corporal Charles
Thompson WIS killed, Private Eu gene
Malloy slightly wounded, and Privat,
Clark thrown from his horse and hi
shoulder dislocated A running fight
ensued, the Indians retreating, some
to a peaceful gathering near the agency
and others crossing the river and tax
ing to the hills. Swordbearcr" made
final stand at the crossing of the Lit
tie Horn, about one mile b. low the
agency, in which he and probahl,
three of his followers were killed
Swordbeart rs" body was broughtint
camp, but the other Indians are only
reported dead. Most of the Indian,
circled about and returned to the
agency, mixing with the o'her camps
There are now supposed to be from
twenty to fifty on the outside.
AT st. Louis an explosion Of gasoline
in the rear cellar Of Michael Newman's
grocery store, lifted HE two story build.
ing from its foundation and dropped
II back again IN mass of ruins, be
meath which were buried twelve per.
sons. They were Michael Newman
aged 50; Mrs. Newman, aged 40
Mamie Newman, aged IS; Nellie New.
man, aged 10; Kate Newman, aged II.
Eddie Newman, aged 10; Charles D.
we're, Mrs. Charles Devere, HATTIE
Grown, OF Columbus, Ky, CHARLES ELI.
iefd, Miss tryany, and Mrs. Bergelev.
he explosion was followed by II fire.
winch was with great difficulty mt ON
10y the iiremon. They then began tbe
search for the dead. All of tho nm.
stairs was occupied as tenement
Newman and his family lived over fine
store. The force OF the explosion WAS
terrlhc. An entire block of buIldino.
north OF and across the alley from the
building in which the explosion took
place was Quilted by the blast The
Newman block was crushed in and was
covered by the roof, which had settled
down upon the ruins and formed a
barrier through which the rescners had
10 cut away ihe beams and walls
winch impt ded their progress. In the
same building lived CHARLES Devere a
travelling sllt snnnn n,II;, !"